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At this point, Biden needs to go scorched earth on the republicans and crush trumpism. Investigations and indictments. I know he wants healing but we cant heal unless we expose the infection and excise it. This has to happen. Politicians need to know in the future this wont be tolerated.
ffr
(22,669 posts)Clean house!
BainsBane
(53,032 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,762 posts)In the process...thats what dotard did...and its wrong.
He also said he would not be issuing pardons
BainsBane
(53,032 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)Literally states he will leave that up to his DOJ.
FreeState
(10,572 posts)Until he is sworn in. The GOP will try and set him up for failure - he needs to keep his cards secret for a bit yet.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,467 posts)That said, I very much doubt he will get in the way of any legitimate prosecutions that expose criminal acts involving national security. And who knows where that could lead.
PufPuf23
(8,774 posts)JI7
(89,248 posts)Biden's priorties will be to help the kids who have been taken from their parents and to deal with the pandemic which is disproportionately hurting minority communities.
Biden needs appoint an attorney general that will deal with everything although what they can do might be limited because of pardons. But it should at least be exposed to the public .
But the problem still comes back to majority of white people supporting Trump.
Blue Owl
(50,356 posts)Its exactly what is needed for this country to recover.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)and we can't play by the rules anymore
JI7
(89,248 posts)Mister Ed
(5,930 posts)My hope is that we are about to see four years of steady exposure of Trumpian crimes. Exposure by state courts, by congressional investigations, by the intelligence community, by investigative journalists, and, yes, by an independent DOJ.
By everyone BUT President Biden. Which is the way it needs to be. For Biden himself to go after Trump would be too... Trumpian.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)And restore justice in our country , especially criminal politicians, and criminal organizations , or democracy will be lost , and we become like putin has done in russia. Also if justice isn't restored the American people will lose faith the Democrats and the government can be trusted, and they will lose future elections from people not voting for them anymore. If Biden refuses doing this in any way , it will get much worse, and we will not have control of our government, criminals will. That's why we're in this situation now , too many politicians haven't been held fully accountable.
mnmoderatedem
(3,728 posts)Seems Biden is playing the "we need to move on" card, to an extent.
However, there is still the SDNY. Biden has no say in those potential charges. In fact that may be his game plan, i.e. let them handle criminal charges, that way he can divorce himself from the situation, in the spirit of unity.
Mike Niendorff
(3,460 posts)The fascists will simply regroup, refine their strategies, and repeat again.
And again.
And again.
Until they face serious prosecution and jail time, nothing breaks this cycle.
This CANNOT continue.
MDN
Duppers
(28,120 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Mike Niendorff
(3,460 posts)But his DOJ better damned well do their jobs.
Indict, prosecute, jail.
Repeat until the cancer is fully dealt with.
MDN
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Duppers
(28,120 posts)TY!
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)In his press conference on Thursday he bluntly said that Trumps obstruction is unconscionable and dangerous. I heard a snip on NPR.